Tailgating on my to-do list ...

I parked, as always, in the Charlotte Observer parking lot this morning. Football fans also have access, provided they pay $30. I drove to my customary spot and a few spaces away was a truck with the tailgate open. I saw one of the guys looking at me as I put the top up on my convertible.“How can you tailgate without a tailgate?” he asked.“I can’t tailgate,” I said. “I have to work.”I wasn’t complaining. We talked awhile, and I told the guy to drink a beer for me. He said as the designated driver, he couldn’t.As I walked away, something hit me. I have never tailgated.Every time I go to a Panthers game, I’m working. Every time I go to a college game, I’m working. One of these Saturdays, I’ll give it a try. Maybe drive to Davidson, or to UNCC, when it gets a team.Even though I’m a rookie, I suspect I’ll know what to do.

I loved the piece Charles Chandler did about Carolina’s 15th birthday, and was happy to see he included Dan Morgan and Michael Bates on his 15 greatest Panthers of all time. I would not have ranked linebacker Kevin Greene as highly as he did, I would have tried to get Steve Beuerlein and Eric Davis on the list. But I’m not sure who I’d remove.